Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 769, steam engine
It was already high in the Liu Mansion in the capital, but Liu Jin still didn't have the slightest intention of getting up.

Now that the temperature in the capital has begun to cool down, the bed is really comfortable.

The most important thing is that I have been fighting abroad for almost a year, and I have been a monk for a long time. When I return to my home, I am naturally hungry and thirsty. The tossing all night is not enough. After some morning exercises, hugging left and right at this time, that is as long as the beauty is not the country.

"Cuckoo~Cuckoo~"

I don't know whose stomach growled unsatisfactorily.

"Sister, it's time to get up, if you don't get up, you will be laughed to death."

Xu Wan'er blushed, although the three of them slept together not once or twice, but each time, she was still very shy and hid under the quilt.

"What's there to laugh about? We're husband and wife. We haven't been together for more than half a year. Seeing how hungry you two are, come, come, come again~"

Looking at his lovely wife in his arms, Liu Jin couldn't help but smile.

"Sir, pay attention to restraint, the future will be long, and there will be opportunities~"

Xu Wan'er blushed, wishing she could find a crack in the ground and slip down.

"I'm already an old couple, and I'm still blushing~"

Liu Jin laughed, and Li Zhen, who was in the other embrace, also woke up, her hands were twitching, she was always more enthusiastic and unrestrained.

"Okay, it seems that I haven't fed you enough, let's see how I deal with you."

Liu Jin got on his horse immediately, and soon, the maids waiting outside the room blushed and moved away quickly.

At noon, Liu Jin felt refreshed.

At the beginning of the year, I went to fight in Nanyang, and it was already winter when I came back, but I was suffocated.

The fourteenth year of Hongzhi is about to pass, and next year will be the fifteenth year of Hongzhi.

"Old Liu~Old Liu~"

At this time, a familiar voice came, and Zhu Houzhao came hurriedly, as if there was something urgent.

"Your Highness~"

Seeing Zhu Houzhao, Liu Jin smiled and saluted.

"You've come back. If you don't come back, I thought you were going to die outside."

Zhu Houzhao looked at Liu Jin and said.

"...Thanks to His Royal Highness, I finally came back alive."

Liu Jin was speechless for a moment. If he didn't come back, he would die outside. If it wasn't for your father who insisted on letting me invigilate the exam in Nanyang, I would have come back a long time ago.

"It's just in time for you to come back. I've been researching machinery recently, and I happen to have some questions for you."

Zhu Houzhao didn't care what you Liu Jin thought, so he pulled Liu Jin and walked outside.

"Where to go?"

Looking at Zhu Houzhao, this guy has grown up now, almost like an adult.

But this character is still the character of a young man, who likes to have fun and study something.

Liu Jin estimated that he must have become obsessed with mechanical things again recently.

But this is a good thing. Apart from being not interested in being an emperor, Zhu Houzhao is quick to learn other things. His talent is extraordinary and his learning ability is very strong.

If he liked machinery, he might be able to promote the development of the Ming Dynasty's machinery industry, which would have a positive effect on the arrival of industrialization.

"Go to the machinery factory~"

Zhu Houzhao took Liu Jin in a four-wheeled carriage and walked towards the Jingcheng Machinery Factory.

The Jingcheng Machinery Factory was originally established by Liu Jin as a place dedicated to the study of various machinery. The new textile machines and looms were all researched here.

Moreover, the bearings and springs used on the four-wheeled carriage were all researched from the Jingcheng Machinery Factory.

Liu Jin recruited many craftsmen, gave them high salaries, made them comfortable in food and clothing, and taught them basic knowledge of mathematics, machinery, and physics, and asked them to organize and study various machines and summarize mechanical principles. , Systematic inheritance of mechanical knowledge.

Even Liu Jin is planning to open a mechanical school when the time is right, to train and inherit mechanical things.

Because Zhu Houzhao sneaked to Liaodong last year and participated in the war with the Jurchen, this frightened Emperor Hongzhi. Since then, he has been grounded and cannot leave the capital.

Leaving his favorite military camp, Zhu Houzhao’s abundant energy has no place to vent, football, mathematics, astronomy and geography, and now he is fascinated by machinery. He is addicted to machinery all day long and hangs around here in the machinery factory every day. Can't wait to kill him.

Sitting in the carriage, Liu Jin opened the curtains and looked carefully.

The capital became more prosperous and lively.

There is a lot of traffic, people are coming and going, and the shops on both sides of the street have also changed a lot. Basically, they have been replaced with glass windows and glass signs, making them look even taller.

After leaving the gate of the capital, the outside became more prosperous and bustling. Concrete roads stretched in all directions, and on both sides of the roads were newly built high-rise buildings.

In addition to Daming people, Koreans and Japanese people can often be seen on the street, and some shops opened by Koreans and Japanese people can also be seen.

Occasionally, you can see some people coming from Nanyang, most of these people are looking at the bustling capital in front of them with curious eyes.

The capital gradually became a prosperous national city, gathering people from all over the world.

Soon, I came to the Jingcheng Machinery Factory.

"Old Liu, I'm designing a machine that can buy wheat, please help me~"

Zhu Houzhao dragged Liu Jin to his laboratory, where he set up a laboratory of his own and often stayed here to do research.

"A machine for buying wheat?"

"Your Highness, why do you want to study such a machine?"

As soon as Liu Jin heard it, he immediately asked suspiciously.

"A few days ago, I accompanied my father to the fields and saw farmers harvesting wheat. I felt that they were working very hard. If we can develop a machine for harvesting wheat, it will greatly save labor."

Zhu Houzhao took Liu Jin to his laboratory, and there was a strange machine on an open space, similar to the simple harvesting machine of later generations.

But it doesn't seem to solve the power problem.

"Zhu Houzhao is actually a kind-hearted child~"

After listening to Zhu Houzhao's words, Liu Jin couldn't help but think in his heart.

In fact, Zhu Houzhao, like Emperor Hongzhi, has a kind heart, but he is more playful, and he became emperor at a rebellious age. He was restrained by a group of old guys, and Liu Jin and others were misguided, so he did some ridiculous things. things.

But in general, he is still a kind person.

Now he is just a child, seeing the hard work of the farmers, he would think of researching a machine for harvesting wheat and rice, which shows his kindness.

"Old Liu, take a look, how about my machine?"

Zhu Hou took a picture of the machine he had developed, and said proudly.

He has a strong learning ability and is quite gifted. In addition, he is a prince, he has money, and he likes to make troubles with his hands, so even though he has not studied for a short time, he has already been able to design and manufacture machines in a decent manner. .

Liu Jin looked around the machine carefully.

Similar to some harvesting machines of later generations, it mainly consists of sharp blades, plus two wheels that can walk, and the wheat is cut by manually turning the blades.

"Good, good~"

"This machine is well designed!"

Liu Jin couldn't help admiring, this Zhu Houzhao is really a talent.

"Haha, not bad~"

When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he immediately grinned. Liu Jin's words must have made him very happy.

"Very good, have you tried it in the fields?"

Liu Jin nodded solemnly and said.

"Yes, but it doesn't work~"

"The machine is relatively heavy, and you have to push the machine while operating it. Not only does it not save effort, but it is more tiring."

Zhu Houzhao nodded slightly, and then explained the shortcomings of this machine.

In fact, in the final analysis, it is still a problem that Liu Jin can see at a glance. It lacks a core, and that is motivation.

The reason why the machine saves labor is not only the exquisite design, but also the power of the machine, which can save power. This lack of power, if it is driven by manpower, it is naturally not practical.

"I thought about using oxen and horses to pull it, but when harvesting wheat, the wheat is in front, and the cutting knives are also in front. If the oxen and horses move forward, they will easily hurt the oxen and horses."

"But if you don't use horses and oxen, it will be more laborious just to push this machine."

Zhu Houzhao thought for a while and added.

"Your machine lacks a steam engine~"

Looking at the machine in front of him, Liu Jin touched his chin and said.

"Steam engine?"

Zhu Houzhao was slightly taken aback and said.

"Yes, a steam engine, a mechanism that uses order to propel a machine."

"Let's go, I'll take you to take a look. I asked the people here in the machinery factory to study this thing a long time ago. I don't know how the research is going. Maybe it can be used on your machine."

Liu Jin nodded and said, and then took Zhu Houzhao to another place in the machinery factory.

As a traveler, how can such an important thing as a steam engine be forgotten?
With the steam engine, it can be regarded as the real beginning to liberate human productivity, and gradually replace manpower with machines.

At present, the textile machines and looms of the Ming Dynasty basically rely on manpower, and a few rely on water power, but all of these will limit the development of the textile industry. If a large-scale outbreak is really needed, it must rely on steam power to drive it.

In addition, the earth is too big, and the territory ruled by the Ming Dynasty is getting bigger and bigger. If you want to speed up the connection between various places, steamships are definitely indispensable.

On land, it is definitely not enough to rely on concrete roads alone, and trains are also something that must appear.

And all of this is related to the steam engine. Only with its appearance can the industrial revolution come, the productivity can be gradually liberated, and the exchanges between regions will be more convenient and faster.

　It has been several years, and it is not too fast to take out the steam engine at this time, right?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)